Circles Fifty Round Trips Through History Technology Science Culture

Name: Circles Fifty Round Trips Through History Technology Science Culture
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ISBN: 9780743249768

ISBN-10: 0743249763

ISBN-13: 9780743249768

Edition: 2003

Authors: James Burke

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From the bestselling author of The Knowledge Web come fifty mesmerizing journeys into the history of technology, each following a chain of consequential events that ends precisely where it began. Whether exploring electromagnetic fields, the origin of hot chocolate, or DNA fingerprinting, these essays all illustrate the surprisingly circular nature of change. In "Room with (Half) a View," for instance, Burke muses about the partly obscured railway bridge outside his home on the Thames, a musing which sets off a chain of thought that leads from the bridge's engineer to Samuel Morse, to firearms inventor Sam Colt, and finally to a trombonist named Gustav Holst, who once lived in the very…

Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 9/8/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

James Burke is a London-based writer and television producer best known for his series Connections.



Foreword



A Bit of a Flutter



Satisfied Customers



Folies De Grandeur



A Lot of Baloney



Impressions



Making Your Mark



What Goes Around Comes Around



Sweet Dreams



Waving the Flag



The Silk Circuit



Out of Gas



Ordinary Buffoons



Breakfast Thoughts



Stones and Bones



Is this Essay Noticeably Different?



Showtime



Cool Stuff



Revolutionary Matters



Don't Forget this One



Take Two Acronyms



The Buck Starts Here



Healthy Blooms



And Now the Weather



On Track



Is there Anybody There?



Turkish Delight



Sheer Poetry



Lucky He Missed



Cheers



What's in a Name?



Feathered Friends



Scribble, Scribble



Heavy Stuff



Tick Tock



Rebellious Affairs



Local Color



Does This Take You Back?



Oops



Tea, Anyone?



A Light Little Number



Lend Me Your Ear



Entente Cordiale



Zzzzzzz



A Few Notes



Sound Ideas



Or Maybe Not



A Matter Of Degree



Room With (Half) A View



Various, Unrequited



The O Zone


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